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The process manufacturing industry is experiencing a talent shortage that could potentially worsen with time if not proactively addressed. Faced with an aging population of workers, the manufacturing industry skills gap will only continue to widen if the industry as a whole does not do more to attract millennials and Generation Z. When good operators retire, they take all of their operational knowledge with them due to lack of digitized documentation. With careers spanning 30 to 40 years, these operators…

The other day someone asked me, “When it comes to Artificial Intelligence and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), when will enough be enough?” A great deal of hype accompanies emerging technologies, particularly when they hold such promise. That’s why researchers from Gartner created their hype cycle, a representation of the true risks and opportunities during phases of a technology’s journey, a tool that businesses can use to make objective and better decisions. Yes, there is a lot of grandiose…

In the previous blog post, we talked about how to measure the success of an asset performance monitoring solution. With the buzz of AI and machine learning out there, we at Plutoshift hear questions about what exactly machine learning analytics can actually do. The quick answer is a lot, but the longer and more important answers will be considered here in blog post #2 of this series. What factors should you consider when you're implementing advanced analytics for industrial processes?…

Companies in the process industry today are expected to generate more revenue using fewer resources and without buying new assets. There’s greater pressure than ever to be efficient and nimble, worsened by the potential of a global trade war. Manufacturers have questioned if artificial intelligence (AI) could be cost-effectively harnessed to transform the industry like it promises for so many others. AI is only as good as the outcomes it supports, so our team’s biggest priority is to make it…